The Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi has said there was no smoke without fire after the US, UK and several other western nations raised a terror alarm in Abuja.

Magashi however noted that the nation’s armed forces have the situation under control, reiterating the Federal Government’s position on the matter.

The Minister was speaking at a budget defence before the House of Representatives Committee on Defence in Abuja.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Farouk Yahaya, also appeared before the Senate Committee on army.

Both Magashi and Farouk called for the military to be exempted from the envelope budgeting system.